Container

ABSTRACT

A container comprises a container body, wherein a side face of the container body is provided with a container door, wherein the container door is engaged with a corner column on the container body and is fixed to the corner column via a hinge and is connected to a J-shaped strip column arranged on an outer side of the corner column. The corner column is connected to the J-shaped strip column via a corner block arranged on an end portion thereof, wherein the corner block, the corner column and the J-shaped strip column define a long strip-shaped space, the long strip-shaped space being provided with a management module. The management module comprises a radio positioning/communication system.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to the technical field of container design and, in particular, relates to a container having positioning tracking, stockyard management and the like functions.

BACKGROUND

A container is a large-scale container for accommodating or loading cargos, and is very extensively used in import and export cargo transportation. With the development of society, higher and higher requirements are being imposed on satellite-based positioning and communication needs for the container. However, with respect to how to satisfy the requirements on real-time, precision and the like, and to overcome such defects as poor communication, damage or loss or the like, no satisfactory solution has been proposed yet. At present, generally, a management device having the wireless communication function is selectively installed in the container or outside the container. However, the conventional two installation manners both have severe defects: When the device is wholly arranged in the container, radio signals are shielded by the container, and thus real-time communication and accurate positioning may not be implemented; and when the device is wholly arranged outside the container or a wireless communication module thereof is arranged outside the container, for example, at a conventional external air ventilation port, although accurate positioning and real-time communication are satisfied, a part of the container is exposed outside. In this way, in one aspect, the appearance of the container is poor, and the air ventilation port is located on a side surface of the container, and thus accurate positioning is affected because the side surface of the container has no sufficient space due to dense stacking of the containers during stockyard and centralized loading and transportation; and in another aspect, the container may be easily damaged or accidentally collided or lost, and more importantly, the cargos inside the container may not be monitored.

SUMMARY

The present invention is intended to provide a container having a management device equipped with a wireless communication module.

The technical solutions disclosed in the present invention to address the technical problem are implemented as follows:

A container, comprises a container body, a side face of the container body being provided with a container door; wherein the container door is engaged with a corner column on the container body and is fixed to the corner column via a hinge, and is connected to a J-shaped strip column arranged on an outer side of the corner column, the corner column being connected to the J-shaped strip column via a corner block arranged on an end portion thereof; wherein the corner block, the corner column and the J-shaped strip column define a long strip-shaped space, the long strip-shaped space being provided with a management module; wherein the management module comprises a radio positioning/communication system.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the management module is fixed in the long strip-shaped space via an adhesive or a magic tape or an expansion screw or welding or integral fixture based on the corner column of the container.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the long strip-shaped space is divided into a plurality of recess spaces via the hinge.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the recess spaces comprise a first recess space defined by the corner block, the corner column, the J-shaped strip column and the hinge, and a second recess space defined by the corner column and the J-shaped strip column between two adjacent hinges.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the management module comprises: a signal box and a management device; wherein the signal box is arranged in the first recess space or the second recess space, and the signal box is connected to the management device arranged inside the container body via wired connection.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the management module comprises: a signal box and a management device; wherein the management device is arranged in the second recess space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the management module is connected via wired connection to an expansion module inside the container body; wherein the expansion module in the container body comprises an expansion communication module and an expansion sensor module.

In an embodiment of the present invention, signal box comprises a radio positioning/communication system and a signal leading/enhancing device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, signal box comprises a radio positioning/communication system and a signal leading/enhancing device.

The present invention achieves the following beneficial effects:

The container may be monitored and managed in a concealed manner by using the management module which utilizes the convention space of the container and thus does not affect container installation. This ensures that accurate positioning and wireless communication may be implemented for the container, and the wireless signals may not be shielded by the container body; and addresses various defects in the conventional installation manner. As such, security of the management device is ensured. In addition, since the defined long strip-shaped second recess space has a length of generally over 50 cm, a sufficient space may be provided to implement whole-life-cycle tracking and management of the container. Upon installation, the management module is fixed to the container body, and may be connected to internal and external devices of the container to thus have the capability of comprehensively monitoring internal and external environments of the container, such that stockyard management and time management of the container are more convenient, thereby greatly improving the efficiency.

The features of the present invention may be more clearly understood with reference to the following drawings and specific embodiments of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a container according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front schematic structural diagram of a container door according to the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of installation of a management module according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is another schematic diagram of installation of a management module according to the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of installation of the management module in a second recess space according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Prior to detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be understood that in practice the present invention is not limited by device details and installation position selections described hereinafter or illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The present invention may be practiced or implemented in a plurality of manners. Meanwhile, the terms or phrases herein are intended to describe the present invention, but shall not be construed as limitations to the present invention.

For better understanding of the technical solution of the present invention, description is given hereinafter in detail with reference to the specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, generally containers have various shapes and dimensions, to accommodate different transportation needs. The present invention provides a container. The container comprises a container body 10. A side face of the container body 10 is provided with a container door 11. The container door 11 is engaged with a corner column 20 on the container body and is fixed to the corner column 20 via a hinge 12, and is connected to a J-shaped strip column 30 arranged on an outer side of the corner column 20. The corner column 20 is connected to the J-shaped strip column 30 via a corner block 40 arranged on an end portion thereof. The corner block 40, the corner column 20 and the J-shaped strip column 30 define a long strip-shaped space 60, and the long strip-shaped space 60 is provided with a management module 70 by virtue of fixture via an adhesive or a magic tape or an adhesive tape or any other fixing means.

In the present invention, the management module comprises: a signal box and a management device. The signal box comprises: a radio positioning/communication system and a signal leading/enhancing device. The radio positioning/communication system comprises global positioning system (GPS), Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS), Galiloe, GLONASS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee/loRa, ultra wideband (UWB) and the like. The management device comprises: a sensor module, a battery module and the like. In this case, the management module is in communication with the external devices and configured to receive and transmit GPS and the like radio signals, to facilitate container positioning and information communication. Other modules also perceive the speed, collision, inclination and the like of the container, and meanwhile process and transfer corresponding data.

In the present invention, the container door 11 is connected to the J-shaped strip column 30 via a plurality of hinges 12, and the long strip-shaped space 60 is divided into a plurality of recess spaces. The recess spaces 60 comprise a smaller first recess space 61 defined by the corner block 40, the corner column 20, the J-shaped strip column 30 and the hinge 12. The first recess space is located at an upper end and a lower end of the long strip-shaped space. A signal box is arranged in the first recess space or a second recess space. The signal box is connected to a management device arranged in the container body via wired connection. The signal box in the management module is fixed in the smaller first recess space, such that the communication and positioning functions of the container are implemented; and the signal box is connected to the management module inside the container, such that all the functions of the management module are implemented. In this installation manner, the existing space of the container may be effectively utilized. The recess spaces 60 further comprise a second recess space 62 defined by the corner column 20 and the J-shaped strip column 30 between two adjacent hinges 12. The second recess space 62 is located at an intermediate part of the long strip-shaped space, and a management module is arranged in the second recess space. The management module is fixed via a fixing frame 71 arranged at an end portion thereof, and may also be fixed in the long strip-shaped space via an expansion screw or welding or integral fixture based on the corner column of the container. In this way, the management module may not remove or fall off while the container is being used, and maintains a stationary state relative to the container. When the management device is not used, the management module may be removed. The long strip-shaped space according to the present invention provides a space very suitable for receiving the management module, and shades the management module from being exposed, which brings convenience to introducing external GPS/satellite/base station communication and the like radio signals in a concealed manner.

In the present invention, the management module in the second recess space may also be connected via wire connection to an expansion module inside the container body; wherein the expansion module in the container body comprises an expansion communication module and an expansion sensor module. The expansion communication module is configured to provide a network bridge function for networking inside the container. The expansion sensor module is configured to monitor an inner environment of the container body, for example, temperature, humidity, combustible gas, gas pressure, light sensation, sound, image, ranging, vibration, acceleration, gyroscope and the like. By virtue of the expansion communication module inside the container, upon wireless networking in the container, the network forms an interconnected network with the management device in the second recess space via wired connection, and communication with the external devices is practiced by using the management module in the second recess space. In this way, wireless communication deployed inside the container has the capability to communicate in real time with the external devices. For example, the expansion module inside the container comprises an RFID reader expansion module, wherein upon reading RFID information in the container, the module may exchange the information with the external devices via the management device in the second recess space. If a Zigbee/loRa communication gateway is configured in the container, the communication gateway may be networked with other Zigbee/loRa devices in the container, and an external network connection may be provided to the communication gateway in the container via the management device in the second recess space.

By virtue of the above installation manner, the container may be monitored and managed in a concealed manner. This ensures that accurate positioning and wireless communication may be implemented for the container, and the wireless signals may not be shielded by the container body; and addresses various defects that the external devices are easily damaged or lost during installation. As such, security of the management device is ensured, and meanwhile real-time positioning and communication effects are greatly enhanced.

Persons of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate that the above embodiments are merely intended to illustrate the present invention, instead of limiting the present invention. Within the essence and spirit of the present invention, any variations and modifications made to the above embodiments shall all fall within the scope defined by the appended claims. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A container, comprising a container body, a side face of the container body being provided with a container door; wherein the container door is engaged with a corner column on the container body and is fixed to the corner column via a hinge, and is connected to a J-shaped strip column arranged on an outer side of the corner column, the corner column being connected to the J-shaped strip column via a corner block arranged on an end portion thereof; wherein the corner block, the corner column and the J-shaped strip column define a long strip-shaped space, the long strip-shaped space being provided with a management module.
 2. The container according to claim 1, wherein the management module is fixed in the long strip-shaped space via an adhesive or a magic tape or an expansion screw or welding or integral fixture based on the corner column of the container.
 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein the long strip-shaped space is divided into a plurality of recess spaces via the hinge.
 4. The container according to claim 3, wherein the recess spaces comprise a first recess space defined by the corner block, the corner column, the J-shaped strip column and the hinge, and a second recess space defined by the corner column and the J-shaped strip column between two adjacent hinges.
 5. The container according to claim 4, wherein the management module comprises: a signal box and a management device; wherein the signal box is arranged in the first recess space or the second recess space, and the signal box is connected to the management device arranged inside the container body via wired connection.
 6. The container according to claim 4, wherein the management module comprises: a signal box and a management device; wherein the management device is arranged in the second recess space.
 7. The container according to claim 6, wherein the management module is connected via wire connection to an expansion module inside the container body; wherein the expansion module in the container body comprises an expansion communication module and an expansion sensor module.
 8. The container according to claim 5, wherein the signal box comprises a radio positioning/communication system and a signal leading/enhancing device.
 9. The container according to claim 6, wherein the signal box comprises a radio positioning/communication system and a signal leading/enhancing device.
 10. The container according to claim 5, wherein the management device comprises a sensor module and a battery module.
 11. The container according to claim 6, wherein the management device comprises a sensor module and a battery module. 